Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.97
…for rapid notification for all those that came into contact with them as well as to do targeting deep cleaning. By investing in simulation and digital twins, manufacturers ensure they are well protected to deal with the fall out from COVID-19 as well as future disruptions. “This helps you build up the digital evidence to avoid having to shut down in the future for this reason or reasons that come up later,” he said. Check out this webinar to learn more about how to leverage Siemens RTLS for workplace distancing on the plant floor.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.59
…process capability using materials that are compatible with the cleaning methods used at a hospital. The design has been approved for use in select departments, with broader uses currently under evaluation. “Our team wanted to help out in any way we could to support the local frontline health care providers who are working around the clock to assist those impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis,” says Alberto Lacaze, president of Robotic Research. “We are producing a face shield that modifies a design that is based off the blueprint provided by the National Institutes of Health. The design includes some…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.00
…us to put our feet up instead of manually cleaning floors, and personal assistants in our smartphones mean we don’t even have to move our thumbs to make a command. We are accepting robotics and artificial intelligence into our lives more and more, because it makes things easier. Warehouses should be adopting this attitude too. Collaborative robots, or cobots, are already helping some warehouse operators to achieve a better work-life balance. Cobots are robots that are designed to work alongside or directly interact with humans in a shared space. This concept combines the speed and efficiency of a robot with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.63
…significant sector for mobile automation will be maintenance and cleaning. There are already over 5,000 autonomous floor scrubbers in U.S. retail stores and commercial buildings. With Softbank’s deployment of mobile cleaners for offices being rolled out in Asia and the United States, cleaning robots will become a common sight within the service economy. Even more esoteric form factors, like quadrupeds, are expected to increase significantly for data collection purposes, particularly for real estate, construction, and industrial inspection. ABI Research predicts that quadrupeds, exemplified by vendors like Boston Dynamics, Zoa Robotics, ANYbotics, and Ghost Robotics, will increase to 29,000 yearly shipments…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
…is also labor and time associated with preparing and cleaning up the metal powder. “Organizations need to understand the part outside of the [metal AM] system and how it needs to be processed,” says Tyson Gregory, metals application engineer at EOS Solutions. “Often that is underestimated and adds to the cost.” Before contracting for metal AM services from a third-party, it’s important to codify how the on-demand manufacturing service provider controls and monitors the build process, adds Stratasys Direct’s Mutchler. Ask about granular details like the level of material recyclability, traceability of powder composition, or the room temperature of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.09
…throughput yield while significantly reducing the extensive post-processing solvent cleaning cycles associated with other, similar technologies, they say. The addition of PRO-BLK-10 to the 3D Systems materials lineup addresses both productivity and final part quality concerns. The new Figure 4 materials produces parts that come out of the printer with very good surface finish, and the post-curing cycle is 90 minutes in a UV oven. “Without the requirement for thermal post-cure to achieve final properties, our material achieves its final properties more quickly and without the chance for distortion or loss of fine features,” says 3D Systems’ Hortelano. “Further, having…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.38
…introducing three new materials—TissueMatrix, GelMatrix and BoneMatrix—used to create cardiac, vascular and orthopedic 3D printing applications. A Blood Vessel Cleaning Station that removes support material from inside 3D-printed blood vessels is also being released. The new Stratasys 3D printer is expected to see adoption primarily by medical device companies, which require new ways to drive faster adoption of technologies and procedures—and academic medical centers. The solution also supports efforts to move from time-based surgical training to proficiency-based evaluation. Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.24
…improves throughput yield and significantly reduces the extensive solvent cleaning cycles needed with other technologies. In customer testing of a variety of parts, using the Figure 4 system and the new production black material delivered a part in hand on average up to 4X faster (including print and cure time), compared to customers’ existing 3D production systems. “Through collaboration with its customers, 3D Systems continues to innovate, and rethink manufacturing,” said Menno Ellis, senior vice president and general manager, plastics, 3D Systems. “The release of our newest Figure 4 materials enables production of parts through additive across the entire product…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.31
…two driving factors for farmers adopting robotic milking. Robotic cleaning Going back to how humans are developing robots to make our lives easier, robotic cleaning is also a hot topic. Robot vacuum cleaners have been around for a while now, but only recently are they becoming widely available and cost efficient for the general public. These smart robo-vacs come with the ability to be programmed to spring to life at a certain time every day. With proximity sensors and edge detection, this piece of technology is only going to increase in popularity with those who don’t have the time to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.29
…advanced printer head software management algorithms with an automatic self-cleaning of its print heads every few hours. The new system is equipped with real-time automatic material monitoring capabilities that ensure maximized runtime. The new technology minimizes the frequency and duration of scheduled downtime to typically just one weekly maintenance operation. DragonFly LDM Technology Features & Benefits Long uninterrupted printing for increased uptime and improved yield; supports 3D printed multilayer PCBs, capacitors, coils, sensors, antennas and more; simpler and faster operation for minimal maintenance; new automatic printhead self-cleaning system; and offered also as an upgrade for existing DragonFly Pro users. HENSOLDT…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.44
…machine learning models using a variety of classifiers, providing initial results that were between 75% and 80% accurate. After cleaning and reducing the raw data, the process was repeated and classifier accuracy improved significantly, to over 95%, according to the article.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.96
…still not true. Significant effort should be put into cleaning and formatting data so it is useful to train a deep neural network. However, this is much more software engineering than machine learning.” Data labeling can be laborious and expensive. “The other challenge is the complex math involved,” Nehemiah says. “You have millions of operations that can seem like a black box, so it’s important to get an understanding of what is causing the machine learning tool to predict what it is predicting and why. That brings value to the evaluation tools.” Banerjee points out that machine learning and deep…